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One inmate was killed and eight injured during the riot on Dec. 14, 2016 that started when inmates refused to report to work and a lockdown of the institution was ordered.

As many as 200 medium security inmates took part in the riot that caused an estimated $3.6 million in damage and left some cells uninhabitable.

Zinger wrote that “prison administrators have opportunity and warning to address precipitating factors and thereby prevent a full-fledged riot from occurring in the first place.”

He added that issues with food, or anything else for that matter, does not justify the loss of human life or the destruction done to the prison that day.

“The whole issue about food, which was about quality and quantity of food, was one of several triggering events and I think the service has to investigate on it and make sure they incorporate lessons learned moving forward,” Zinger told Global News.

“If there are legitimate issues, they have to be resolved and there has to be constant dialogue between the correctional employees and the inmate population to resolve issues,” Zinger said.